RETRACTED: Extracellular cold-inducible RNA-binding protein regulates neutrophil extracellular trap formation and tissue damage in acute pancreatitis

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of the Authors. It has come to the authors' attention that Figure 2 in their paper contains overlapping regions in the electron microscopy image. They consulted the microscopist responsible for the images, who provided the following explanation: “Taurocholate+Vehicle (C) originates from the same specimen as Taurocholate+C23 (C), although from two different experiments. In the Taurocholate+Vehicle condition, the thin sections were first labeled with antibodies and then imaged. In subsequent control experiments, all gold label was stripped from the thin sections by metaperiodate treatment and, as a control, the same thin sections were relabeled with control antibodies. This accounts for the differing gold patterns in the repetitive areas between Taurocholate+Vehicle (C) and Taurocholate+C23 (C). Potential repetitive areas within Sham+Vehicle (C) presumably arise from the Residual Bulk Image (RBI) phenomenon of the CCD camera, in which structures may be digitally repeated due to charge residues in the camera wafer.” Although this explanation appears reasonable, the authors acknowledge that none of them possess the expertise required to fully assess the matter. While the conclusions of the paper remain valid and the electron microscopy images served only to support other findings, the authors recognize that the quality of these images does not meet the standards necessary for publication. They therefore believe that retraction of the paper is warranted and express their sincere regret for the situation. The statement is issued by Johan Linders, Raed Madhi, Milladur Rahman, Matthias Mörgelin, Max Brenner, Ping Wang, and Henrik Thorlacius. Author Sara Regner could not be reached for comment.